ZIP code 96128

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 2,381 acres · 2,075 state, 307 local 16%
  2. Moderate 273 acres · 189 state, 84 local 2%
  3. Non-wildland 10,253 acres · Local Responsibility Area 71%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,588 acres · Mostly federal land 11%

  14,495 acres of land in all, 2,264 in the State Responsibility Area and 10,644 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

• Fire history

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1996 Byers Fire 1,019 acres in total 867 acres here
  2. 2003 A-3 Fire 1,051 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 583 acres here
  3. 2018 Hyatt Fire 432 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 128 acres here
  4. 1996 Pass Fire 88 acres in total 87 acres here
  5. 2025 Byers Fire 105 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 18 acres here

  The most recent was the 2025 Byers Fire, which burned 18 acres here. In all, 1,459 acres of ZIP code 96128 have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history